Today we went to the ER for Elizabeth for a deep cut in her thumb. Of course it was Elizabeth, and not Jane or Paul or me, that required our first trip to the Emergency Room.
It began when Paul and I heard her crying.
We both just assumed Jane had done something to provoke her, but […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Elizabeth on May 16th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I am just about to walk out the door to go to work.
The 2-10pm shift. At the store that draws problems and crazy people like a light attracts bugs.
And tomorrow (Easter Sunday), I work 8am-4pm.
It’s the first time in 7 years that I will have to work on Easter Sunday.
(Sigh.)
It’s made me think about Easter […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Like a fire, Local Color, Random Thoughts, Tidbits on April 7th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
There are a lot of things that one expects to find at the Salvation Army Thrift Store.
Cheap clothes.
Costume jewelry or other outdated fashion acoutrements.
People like this.
Junk.
Bargains. (sometimes.)
But I never expected for find comfort there. Three ways, in fact.
The first is shallow and materialistic, but comfort for my wardrobe and budget. I found two pair of […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Random Thoughts on April 1st, 2007 | 10 Comments »
As I was preparing to write this “News Update” type of blog, I thought about everything that has transpired in my life lately.
Take a look at last week alone:
4 big illnesses (stomach bug/throwing up for Jane, Elizabeth and me; severe sore throat/upper respiratory infection for me)
10-hour drive to Orlando (and back) with Paul and the […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Random Thoughts on February 26th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Well, it’s official.
I’m “the new girl” at work.
I began my training with Walgreens this week (hence the lack of posts!), and even though I’m only in the “training” stage of my employment, at Walgreens store #6035 in Homewood, I’m the new girl.
Do you remember your first day in Junior High? I didn’t, until Monday.
It […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Tidbits on February 15th, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Here is a little photo I took of some of my artwork all nicely lined up on the windowsill. When I got the photo CD (no, Nancy, I still don’t use a digital camera!), I noticed that it looked like a little garden.
A paper flower garden.
No water needed, thankfully, or they’d be long dead by […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Lillybeth on February 13th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A few days ago, Paul and I took the girls to the Salvation Army Thrift Store to get some warm, winter clothes, with the hope that we wouldn’t have to drop a ton of money to do it.
Turns out we were, in fact, able to do that very thing.
The notable thing that happened in our […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Random Thoughts, Jane on February 3rd, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Some of you may have read of my lovely experience with the cockroach(es) in our house in Orlando.
Disturbing.
But, as you Southerners know, in the South (and particularly in Florida) cockroaches are just something to be dealt with. Much like the bumper sticker of old: “S— happens.”
Here in the South, having roaches in your house is […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Random Thoughts on February 2nd, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I had to call the Homewood Street and Sanitation Department yesterday to find out the days for our trash pick-up.
Fortunately, they have a automated call system.
You might wonder why I’m pleased to talk to a recorded voice instead of a live human being.
This particular automated system has a local person’s voice recorded to explain […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Random Thoughts on January 24th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Paul: “What’s that noise?”
Me: “What noise?”
Paul: “Don’t you hear it? That beeping sound!”
Me: “What beeping sound?”
Paul: “You know, that high-pitched annoying sound. It’s like a garbage truck in reverse.”
beep… beep… beep…
Me: “Oh yeah. I hear it now. Sounds like it’s getting closer. What is that?”
Screeeeeeech! The road eats away our tires as we come to […]
Filed under: General, Catbird, Local Color, Random Thoughts, Tidbits on January 10th, 2007 | 6 Comments »